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Developer Linux News for Dec 20, 2000

Kuro5hin.org: Optimization and the Bazaar(Dec 20, 2000, 23:27)
"Donald Knuth coined the phrase "Premature optimization is the
root of all evil." In the development stages of a software project,
the accepted wisdom is that it is most important to code for
clarity first, to make sure the design is logical and the code easy
to understand, and not worry about speed until the project is
feature-complete."

CNET News.com: Linux is Too Much(Dec 20, 2000, 14:05)
"I wonder whether Linux as we know it today is really suited for
widespread desktop use. Sure, I think Linux is great, and the X
Window System does much to make Linux more attractive, especially
when running with a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE. But
in its current state, Linux is just too much."

eWeek: Opera 5.0 changes tune to better compete(Dec 20, 2000, 08:59)
"In tests, eWeek Labs found Opera 5.0 to be a very capable,
stable browser with all the necessary features one would expect.
Currently, Opera 5.0 is available only for Windows systems. Earlier
versions of the browser are available for Linux, Mac OS, BeOS and
Epoc."

OpenNMS Update v1.39(Dec 20, 2000, 05:42)
The mission of OpenNMS.org is to build the world's best Internet
infrastructure management system with the assistance of the open
source community and to make it free and open.